Tomorrow is the 33rd death anniversary of Bruce Lee (July 20, 1973). Here’s a little trivia about the legendary martial artist and actor: When his second movie hit the theatres, Bruce Lee became a bigger box-office draw. He made a lot of movie critics eat their words because Fists Of Fury (played in the U.S.… Read More »
Volkswagen apparently has developed a car that drives itself. Codenamed Golf GTi ’53 plus 1′, the prototype uses grill-mounted radar and laser sensors to read the road and send back details to the car’s computer, and a GPS navigation system can pinpoint the car’s position to within an inch.One can’t help but wonder what operating… Read More »
The FORTUNE Retirement Guide (June 26, 2006 issue) cited a Rutgers study that concludes: “The vision of a traditional work-free retirement is yielding to a new notion of a work-filled retirement.” That probably explains why Lee Kuan Yew, at the ripe old age of 83, is still up and running (though I suspect the real… Read More »
The Singapore government has lashed out at a blogger named mrbrown for penning a satirical piece titled “S’poreans are fed, up with progress!” about the rising cost of living in Singapore. Following the official rebuttal, the editors of Today informed mrbrown that his regular column would be suspended indefinitely. His suspension, however, prompted a silent… Read More »
Bloody silly, but fun. This USB-powered missle launcher comes pre-loaded with three foam missles, which can be hooked up to your PC and fired sequentially when you trigger a virtual version of the red button. Best of all, you can control the direction and angle of the attack with your mouse. The launcher will rotate… Read More »
How to make a woman happy: A 54-point guide, plus two for the men.